EP3578303B1 - A nosepiece assembly with a head spring for use in a powered nailer - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a nosepiece assembly with a head spring for use in a powered nailer.
- nailers can include pneumatically-powered nailers, which are connected to an air compressor via an air hose, powder nailers, which employ a powder fuel source that is rapidly combusted to produce a volume of pressurized gas, and cordless electric nailers, which utilize an electric motor powered by a battery.
- Such powered nailers can use strips of collated nails that are inserted into a magazine of the nailer.
- the nails separate from the collated nail strips when the nails are driven individually into workpieces by the powered nailers.
- the driver assembly of the powered nailers separates the individual nails from the collated strips of nails in addition to driving the nail into the workpiece.
- US patent number 5,192,012 relates to a nail driving tool.
- the drive channel is operable to receive a first nail of a collated strip of nails and guide the first nail out of the nosepiece assembly when the first nail is driven into a workpiece.
- the nosepiece assembly may also include a magazine-coupling portion coupled to the outer portion.
- the magazine-coupling portion includes a magazine connector and a spring.
- the magazine connector is coupleable to a magazine assembly to feed the collated strip of nails along a nail guide toward the drive channel and the spring is positioned adjacent to, but outside, the drive channel to bias at least one nail of the collated strip of nails into a seated position against a surface of the nail guide.
- the powered nailer 10 includes a housing 12, a drive motor assembly 14, a nosepiece assembly 16, and a magazine assembly 18.
- the drive motor assembly 14 can be constructed in a conventional manner and as such, need not be described in detail herein.
- the housing 12 can be of a clam-shell construction that can be employed to cover various components of the nailer 10, such as the drive motor assembly 14 and related control components.
- the housing 12 can form a handle 20 that can be grasped by the operator of the nailer 10 during use.
- the housing 12 can also form a battery pack mount 22 to which the battery pack (not shown) can be fixedly but removably coupled.
- the magazine assembly 18 extends away from the nosepiece assembly 16 and is supported by a portion of the housing 12 located adjacent the battery pack mount 22.
- the magazine assembly 18 can be constructed in a conventional manner to hold a plurality of nails 30 and to feed such nails toward the nosepiece assembly 16.
- the magazine assembly 18 can include two opposing magazine side walls 24 that define a magazine track 26 therebetween.
- the magazine track 26 is sized accordingly to maintain the nails that are inserted into the magazine assembly 18 in an upright sequential position when the nails enter the nosepiece assembly 16.
- the magazine assembly 18 can include a pusher 28.
- the pusher 28 fits within the magazine track 26 and exerts a force against the nails to urge the nails toward the nosepiece assembly 16 in the magazine track 26.
- the nailer 10 can accept one or more strips of collated nails 30 in the magazine assembly 18.
- collated nails are individual nails 32 that are connected to one another via a substrate.
- the collated nails 32 are easier to load into the magazine assembly than individual nails.
- the collated strip of nails 32 can be loaded into the magazine assembly 18 more quickly than if the nails 32 are inserted individually.
- Various types of collated nails can be used such as nails connected together by plastic, paper, wire or other substrates.
- the collated strip of nails 30 connects the nails 32 together using a plastic collation 34.
- the collation 34 includes sleeves 40 that hold the shafts 38 of the nails 32 and bridging portions 42 that connect adjacent sleeves 40 to each other. The nails 32 are held in a position such that the center axes of the shafts 38 are positioned parallel to each other and the heads 36 of the nails 32 are positioned adjacent and overlapping one another as shown.
- one or more collated strips of nails 30 can be inserted into the magazine assembly 18.
- the one or more collated strips of nails 30 can be inserted through the top of the magazine assembly 18 and then guided longitudinally along the magazine track 26 into the nosepiece assembly 16.
- the nosepiece assembly 16, as shown in FIG. 3 can include an outer portion 50 and a magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the outer portion 50 and the magazine-coupling portion 52 are coupled together and can be connected to the nailer 10.
- the nosepiece assembly 16 receives the nails 32 from the magazine assembly 18, positions the nails 32 in a predetermined location and then guides the nails 32 from a nose 54 of the nailer 10 when the nails 32 are driven into a workpiece by the drive motor assembly 14.
- longitudinal, axial and/or transverse may be used to describe the positioning, location or direction of various aspects of the nailer 10.
- longitudinal, transverse and axial shall have the meanings described below unless otherwise explicitly stated or such alternate meaning is clearly described or shown.
- longitudinal means a direction or orientation that is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the nails 32 as the nails 32 travel along the magazine assembly 18 in the magazine track 26 (i.e. in a direction from the pusher 28 toward the nosepiece assembly 16).
- transverse (or lateral) means a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
- axial refers to a direction along a center axis of one or more of the nails 32 of the collated strip of nails 30.
- the outer portion 50 of the nosepiece assembly 16 includes an inner wall 56 that, together with inner wall 80 of the magazine-coupling portion 52, can define a drive channel 58.
- a drive blade 60 travels through the drive channel 58 and contacts a nail 32 that is positioned in the drive channel 58 to drive the nail 32 out of the nosepiece assembly 16 and into a workpiece.
- the outer portion 50 may also include a first connector wing 62 and a second connector wing 64. The first connector wing 62 and the second connector wing 64 can mate with an opposing first connector wing 44 and an opposing second connector wing 46 on the magazine-coupling portion 52 to connect the outer portion 50 to the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the magazine-coupling portion 52 mates to the outer portion 50.
- the magazine-coupling portion 52 can include a magazine connector 48 with a first side 66 and a second side 68.
- the first side 66 and the second side 68 are positioned opposite to one another and form a nail guide 70 that extends through the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the nail guide 70 can be sized so as to receive and guide the collated strip of nails 30 through the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the magazine-coupling portion 52 includes a nail support ledge 74.
- the nail support ledge 74 is positioned at an axial position adjacent to and under the heads 36 of the nails 32 when the collated strip of nails 30 is positioned in the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the nail support ledge 74 extends along the first side 66 in the longitudinal direction along the nail guide 70.
- the nail support ledge 74 projects transversely inward from the first side 66.
- the magazine-coupling portion 52 can also include an opposing nail support ledge 76 that extends along the second side 68 opposite to the nail support ledge 74.
- the opposing nail support ledge 76 can also project transversely inward into the nail guide 70 toward the nail support ledge 74.
- a ledge width of the nail guide 70 between the nail support ledge 74 and the opposing nail support ledge 76 is smaller than a head width of the nail guide 70 between the first side 66 and the second side 68 at an axial position above the nail support ledge 76.
- the head 36 of the nails 32 can fit between the first side 66 and the second side 68 at the head width but the head 36 cannot fit between the nail support ledge 74 and the opposing nail support ledge 76.
- the heads 36 of the nails 32 can abut the nail support ledge 74 and the opposing nail support ledge 76.
- the nails 32 can be limited from moving axially in the nail guide 70.
- the nails 32 and/or the collated strips of nails 30 can move axially in the nail guide 70.
- the nailer 10 is manipulated by a user in a variety of orientations when the nailer 10 is being operated.
- the nailer 10 may be oriented at 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees or other orientations relative to the orientation of the nailer shown in FIG. 1 .
- gravity and/or the movement of the nailer 10 can cause the nails 32 and/or the collated strips of nails 30 to move inside the nail guide 70.
- Such movement is possible because an axial gap exists between the heads 36 of the nails 32 and a cap wall 78 of the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the cap wall 78 is connected between the first side 66 and the second side 68.
- the cap wall 78 further defines the nail guide 70 in the magazine-coupling portion 52.
- the axial gap between the nail support ledge 76 and the cap wall 78 is larger than an axial height of the nails 32 when the heads 36 of the nails 32 abut the nail support ledge 76.
- the nails 32 can move axially in existing designs when the nailer 10 is rotated or moved, for example when the nailer 10 is rotated 180 degrees (upside down) from the orientation of the nailer 10 shown in FIG. 1 .
- the movement of the nails 32 (and/or of the collated strips of nails 30) in the nail guide 70 can cause the nailer 10 to jam or to result in other operating problems.
- Such operating problems can occur because the first nail 72 is not sheared from the collated strip of nails 30 in a clean or repeatable manner.
- Such shearing issues can result because energy that is supplied by the drive motor assembly 14 to the drive blade 60 is not consistently transferred to the first nail 72 when the drive blade contacts the first nail 72.
- the first nail 72 moves axially before the collated strip of nails 30 moves into a seated position against the nail support ledge 74.
- Energy from the drive blade 60 is inconsistently transferred to the first nail 72 when the collated strip of nails 30 moves from an unseated position (i.e., the heads 36 of the nails 32 of the collated strip of nails 30 are not abutting the nail support ledge 74 and/or the opposing nail support ledge 76) to a seated position (at least one head 36 of the nails 32 of the collated strip of nails 30, other than the first nail 72, abuts the nail support ledge 74 and/or the opposing nail support ledge 76).
- the energy of the drive blade against the first nail 72 causes the first nail 72 to shear from the collation 34. If the drive blade 60 moves the first nail 72 axially before the collated strip of nails 30 is in the seated position, the first nail 72 can inconsistently shear from the collation 34. Such inconsistency can cause the material of the collation 34 to have undesirable shapes, to shear in inconsistent patterns and/or to result in collation chips and/or remnants that can cause jamming or other operational problems.
- the nosepiece assembly 16 of the present disclosure limits the amount of permitted axial movement of the collated strip of nails 30.
- the nosepiece assembly 16 of the present disclosure positions the first nail 72 in a repeatable position, regardless of the orientation of the nailer 10, in which at least one of the heads 36 of the nails 32 is in a seated position abutting the nail support ledge 74 and the opposing nail support ledge 76.
- the magazine-coupling portion 52 includes a spring 84.
- the spring 84 biases the collated strip of nails 30 against the nail support ledge 74 and the opposing nail support ledge 76. In this manner, axial movement of the collated strip of nails 30 is limited.
- the spring 84 can be positioned in a spring cavity 86 that is defined within the magazine-coupling portion 52 at the cap wall 78.
- the spring cavity 86 is positioned in the cap wall 78 at an axial position opposite to the heads 36 of the nails 32.
- the spring cavity 86 in the example shown, is elongated along the longitudinal direction and is positioned opposite to the nail support ledge 74 and to the opposing nail support ledge 76.
- the spring 84 includes a spring arm 88 extending between a coupling end 82 and a nail-contacting foot 90.
- the spring arm 88 can be connected to the magazine-coupling portion 52 by the spring arm 88 in the spring cavity 86.
- the spring 84 can be connected to the magazine-coupling portion 52 in the spring cavity 86 in a cantilevered position in which the coupling end 82 is connected and the spring arm 88 extends away therefrom.
- the spring arm 88 can extend longitudinally inside the spring cavity 86 as shown.
- the nail-contacting foot 90 can project axially outward from the spring cavity 86 and contact a second nail 92 of the collated strip of nails 32.
- the nail-contacting foot 90 of the spring 84 can have a transverse width that is smaller than a diameter of the heads 36 of the nails 32.
- the nail-contacting foot 90 includes a curved shape in this example. Such a shape can permit the nails 32 to contact a leading or trailing edge of the spring 84 and to longitudinally move past the spring 84 as the nails 32 of the collated strip of nails 30 is fed through the nail guide 70.
- the spring 84 biases the second nail 92 (and, in turn, biases the collated strip of nails 30) into a seated position against the nail support ledge 74 and/or the opposing nail support ledge 76.
- Such bias limits axial movement of the collated strip of nails 30 in the nail guide 70 and can repeatably position the first nail 72 in a driver-ready position in the drive channel 58.
- the spring 84 exerts a biasing force in a direction substantially parallel to the drive direction of the first nail 72.
- the spring 84 can be positioned adjacent to and outside the drive channel 58 in contact with the second nail 92. In this position, the spring 84 can limit axial movement of the collated strip of nails 30 without interfering with the drive blade 60 and/or the drive motor assembly 14.
- the spring 84 contacts the second nail 92 of the collated strip of nails 30.
- the spring 84 can contact one or more of the nails 32 of the collated strip of nails 30 to bias the collated strip of nails 30 into the seated position.
- the nosepiece assembly 16 can include a biasing member that contacts the collation 34 of the collated strip of nails 30 to bias the collated strip of nails 30 in the seated position.
- the spring 84 is a formed length of spring steel.
- the spring 84 can be formed of other elastically deformable materials such as plastics, natural or synthetic rubbers or the like.
- the spring 84 can have alternate shapes or profiles so as to bias the collated strip of nails 30 into a seated position.
Description
- The present disclosure relates to a nosepiece assembly with a head spring for use in a powered nailer.
- Fastening tools, such as power nailers have become relatively common place in the construction industry. Such nailers can include pneumatically-powered nailers, which are connected to an air compressor via an air hose, powder nailers, which employ a powder fuel source that is rapidly combusted to produce a volume of pressurized gas, and cordless electric nailers, which utilize an electric motor powered by a battery.
- Such powered nailers can use strips of collated nails that are inserted into a magazine of the nailer. The nails separate from the collated nail strips when the nails are driven individually into workpieces by the powered nailers. The driver assembly of the powered nailers separates the individual nails from the collated strips of nails in addition to driving the nail into the workpiece.
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US patent number 5,192,012 relates to a nail driving tool. - According to the invention there is provided a powered nailer nosepiece assembly according to claim 1.
- In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a nosepiece assembly for use in a powered nailer includes an outer portion defining an outer side of a drive channel. The drive channel is operable to receive a first nail of a collated strip of nails and guide the first nail out of the nosepiece assembly when the first nail is driven into a workpiece. The nosepiece assembly may also include a magazine-coupling portion coupled to the outer portion. The magazine-coupling portion includes a magazine connector and a spring. The magazine connector is coupleable to a magazine assembly to feed the collated strip of nails along a nail guide toward the drive channel and the spring is positioned adjacent to, but outside, the drive channel to bias at least one nail of the collated strip of nails into a seated position against a surface of the nail guide.
- Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. The description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
- Embodiments will now be described by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a side view of an exemplary powered nailer constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the exemplary powered nailer ofFIG. 1 as shown along a cutting plane through the magazine and the nose assembly; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an exemplary nosepiece assembly of the powered nailer ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is view of a drive portion of the example nosepiece assembly of theFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a magazine-coupling portion with a spring of the example nosepiece assembly ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the magazine-coupling portion ofFIG. 5 looking into the nail guide and cut along a plane through a second nail positioned in the nail guide; and -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the spring ofFIG. 5 . - Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
- With reference to
FIGs. 1 and2 of the drawings, a powered nailer constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure is generally indicated byreference numeral 10. The powerednailer 10 includes ahousing 12, adrive motor assembly 14, anosepiece assembly 16, and amagazine assembly 18. Thedrive motor assembly 14 can be constructed in a conventional manner and as such, need not be described in detail herein. Thehousing 12 can be of a clam-shell construction that can be employed to cover various components of thenailer 10, such as thedrive motor assembly 14 and related control components. Thehousing 12 can form ahandle 20 that can be grasped by the operator of thenailer 10 during use. Thehousing 12 can also form abattery pack mount 22 to which the battery pack (not shown) can be fixedly but removably coupled. - As further shown, the
magazine assembly 18 extends away from thenosepiece assembly 16 and is supported by a portion of thehousing 12 located adjacent thebattery pack mount 22. Themagazine assembly 18 can be constructed in a conventional manner to hold a plurality ofnails 30 and to feed such nails toward thenosepiece assembly 16. In one example, themagazine assembly 18 can include two opposingmagazine side walls 24 that define amagazine track 26 therebetween. As can be appreciated, themagazine track 26 is sized accordingly to maintain the nails that are inserted into themagazine assembly 18 in an upright sequential position when the nails enter thenosepiece assembly 16. To assist in this regard, themagazine assembly 18 can include apusher 28. Thepusher 28 fits within themagazine track 26 and exerts a force against the nails to urge the nails toward thenosepiece assembly 16 in themagazine track 26. - In one example, as shown in
FIGs. 1-6 , thenailer 10 can accept one or more strips of collatednails 30 in themagazine assembly 18. In general, collated nails areindividual nails 32 that are connected to one another via a substrate. The collatednails 32 are easier to load into the magazine assembly than individual nails. In addition, the collated strip ofnails 32 can be loaded into themagazine assembly 18 more quickly than if thenails 32 are inserted individually. Various types of collated nails can be used such as nails connected together by plastic, paper, wire or other substrates. In the example shown, the collated strip ofnails 30 connects thenails 32 together using aplastic collation 34. Thecollation 34 includessleeves 40 that hold theshafts 38 of thenails 32 and bridgingportions 42 that connectadjacent sleeves 40 to each other. Thenails 32 are held in a position such that the center axes of theshafts 38 are positioned parallel to each other and theheads 36 of thenails 32 are positioned adjacent and overlapping one another as shown. - As stated above, one or more collated strips of
nails 30 can be inserted into themagazine assembly 18. The one or more collated strips ofnails 30 can be inserted through the top of themagazine assembly 18 and then guided longitudinally along themagazine track 26 into thenosepiece assembly 16. Thenosepiece assembly 16, as shown inFIG. 3 , can include anouter portion 50 and a magazine-coupling portion 52. Theouter portion 50 and the magazine-coupling portion 52 are coupled together and can be connected to thenailer 10. Thenosepiece assembly 16 receives thenails 32 from themagazine assembly 18, positions thenails 32 in a predetermined location and then guides thenails 32 from anose 54 of thenailer 10 when thenails 32 are driven into a workpiece by thedrive motor assembly 14. - The terms longitudinal, axial and/or transverse may be used to describe the positioning, location or direction of various aspects of the
nailer 10. For purposes of the present disclosure, the terms longitudinal, transverse and axial shall have the meanings described below unless otherwise explicitly stated or such alternate meaning is clearly described or shown. The term longitudinal means a direction or orientation that is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of thenails 32 as thenails 32 travel along themagazine assembly 18 in the magazine track 26 (i.e. in a direction from thepusher 28 toward the nosepiece assembly 16). The term transverse (or lateral) means a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The term axial refers to a direction along a center axis of one or more of thenails 32 of the collated strip ofnails 30. - As shown in
FIGs. 2-6 , theouter portion 50 of thenosepiece assembly 16 includes aninner wall 56 that, together withinner wall 80 of the magazine-coupling portion 52, can define adrive channel 58. Adrive blade 60 travels through thedrive channel 58 and contacts anail 32 that is positioned in thedrive channel 58 to drive thenail 32 out of thenosepiece assembly 16 and into a workpiece. Theouter portion 50 may also include afirst connector wing 62 and asecond connector wing 64. Thefirst connector wing 62 and thesecond connector wing 64 can mate with an opposingfirst connector wing 44 and an opposingsecond connector wing 46 on the magazine-coupling portion 52 to connect theouter portion 50 to the magazine-coupling portion 52. - The magazine-
coupling portion 52, as previously described, mates to theouter portion 50. As shown, the magazine-coupling portion 52 can include amagazine connector 48 with afirst side 66 and asecond side 68. Thefirst side 66 and thesecond side 68 are positioned opposite to one another and form anail guide 70 that extends through the magazine-coupling portion 52. The nail guide 70 can be sized so as to receive and guide the collated strip ofnails 30 through the magazine-coupling portion 52. When the magazine-coupling portion 52 is coupled to theouter portion 50, afirst nail 72 of the collated strip ofnails 30 is positioned in thedrive channel 58. In this position, thefirst nail 72 is in a drive-ready position to be contacted by thedrive blade 60 and driven out of thenosepiece assembly 16 and into a workpiece. - The magazine-
coupling portion 52 includes anail support ledge 74. Thenail support ledge 74 is positioned at an axial position adjacent to and under theheads 36 of thenails 32 when the collated strip ofnails 30 is positioned in the magazine-coupling portion 52. Thenail support ledge 74 extends along thefirst side 66 in the longitudinal direction along thenail guide 70. Thenail support ledge 74 projects transversely inward from thefirst side 66. As can be appreciated, the magazine-coupling portion 52 can also include an opposingnail support ledge 76 that extends along thesecond side 68 opposite to thenail support ledge 74. The opposingnail support ledge 76 can also project transversely inward into thenail guide 70 toward thenail support ledge 74. In this configuration, a ledge width of thenail guide 70 between thenail support ledge 74 and the opposingnail support ledge 76 is smaller than a head width of thenail guide 70 between thefirst side 66 and thesecond side 68 at an axial position above thenail support ledge 76. In this manner, thehead 36 of thenails 32 can fit between thefirst side 66 and thesecond side 68 at the head width but thehead 36 cannot fit between thenail support ledge 74 and the opposingnail support ledge 76. In this manner, theheads 36 of thenails 32 can abut thenail support ledge 74 and the opposingnail support ledge 76. As such, thenails 32 can be limited from moving axially in thenail guide 70. - In existing tool designs, the
nails 32 and/or the collated strips ofnails 30 can move axially in thenail guide 70. As can be appreciated, thenailer 10 is manipulated by a user in a variety of orientations when thenailer 10 is being operated. Thenailer 10 may be oriented at 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees or other orientations relative to the orientation of the nailer shown inFIG. 1 . In such orientations, gravity and/or the movement of thenailer 10 can cause thenails 32 and/or the collated strips ofnails 30 to move inside thenail guide 70. Such movement is possible because an axial gap exists between theheads 36 of thenails 32 and acap wall 78 of the magazine-coupling portion 52. As shown, thecap wall 78 is connected between thefirst side 66 and thesecond side 68. Thecap wall 78 further defines thenail guide 70 in the magazine-coupling portion 52. In the example shown, the axial gap between thenail support ledge 76 and thecap wall 78 is larger than an axial height of thenails 32 when theheads 36 of thenails 32 abut thenail support ledge 76. As such, thenails 32 can move axially in existing designs when thenailer 10 is rotated or moved, for example when thenailer 10 is rotated 180 degrees (upside down) from the orientation of thenailer 10 shown inFIG. 1 . - In existing designs, the movement of the nails 32 (and/or of the collated strips of nails 30) in the
nail guide 70 can cause thenailer 10 to jam or to result in other operating problems. Such operating problems can occur because thefirst nail 72 is not sheared from the collated strip ofnails 30 in a clean or repeatable manner. Such shearing issues can result because energy that is supplied by thedrive motor assembly 14 to thedrive blade 60 is not consistently transferred to thefirst nail 72 when the drive blade contacts thefirst nail 72. - For example, in existing designs where the collated strip of
nails 30 is permitted to move axially in thenail guide 70, thefirst nail 72 moves axially before the collated strip ofnails 30 moves into a seated position against thenail support ledge 74. Energy from thedrive blade 60 is inconsistently transferred to thefirst nail 72 when the collated strip ofnails 30 moves from an unseated position (i.e., theheads 36 of thenails 32 of the collated strip ofnails 30 are not abutting thenail support ledge 74 and/or the opposing nail support ledge 76) to a seated position (at least onehead 36 of thenails 32 of the collated strip ofnails 30, other than thefirst nail 72, abuts thenail support ledge 74 and/or the opposing nail support ledge 76). - Once the collated strip of
nails 30 is moved to the seated position, the energy of the drive blade against thefirst nail 72 causes thefirst nail 72 to shear from thecollation 34. If thedrive blade 60 moves thefirst nail 72 axially before the collated strip ofnails 30 is in the seated position, thefirst nail 72 can inconsistently shear from thecollation 34. Such inconsistency can cause the material of thecollation 34 to have undesirable shapes, to shear in inconsistent patterns and/or to result in collation chips and/or remnants that can cause jamming or other operational problems. - The
nosepiece assembly 16 of the present disclosure limits the amount of permitted axial movement of the collated strip ofnails 30. Thenosepiece assembly 16 of the present disclosure positions thefirst nail 72 in a repeatable position, regardless of the orientation of thenailer 10, in which at least one of theheads 36 of thenails 32 is in a seated position abutting thenail support ledge 74 and the opposingnail support ledge 76. As shown in the example of the present disclosure, the magazine-coupling portion 52 includes aspring 84. Thespring 84, in this example, biases the collated strip ofnails 30 against thenail support ledge 74 and the opposingnail support ledge 76. In this manner, axial movement of the collated strip ofnails 30 is limited. - As shown in
FIG. 5 and6 , thespring 84 can be positioned in aspring cavity 86 that is defined within the magazine-coupling portion 52 at thecap wall 78. Thespring cavity 86 is positioned in thecap wall 78 at an axial position opposite to theheads 36 of thenails 32. Thespring cavity 86, in the example shown, is elongated along the longitudinal direction and is positioned opposite to thenail support ledge 74 and to the opposingnail support ledge 76. - As further shown in the example of
FIGs. 5 and6 , thespring 84 includes aspring arm 88 extending between acoupling end 82 and a nail-contactingfoot 90. Thespring arm 88 can be connected to the magazine-coupling portion 52 by thespring arm 88 in thespring cavity 86. As shown, thespring 84 can be connected to the magazine-coupling portion 52 in thespring cavity 86 in a cantilevered position in which thecoupling end 82 is connected and thespring arm 88 extends away therefrom. Thespring arm 88 can extend longitudinally inside thespring cavity 86 as shown. The nail-contactingfoot 90 can project axially outward from thespring cavity 86 and contact asecond nail 92 of the collated strip ofnails 32. The nail-contactingfoot 90 of thespring 84 can have a transverse width that is smaller than a diameter of theheads 36 of thenails 32. The nail-contactingfoot 90 includes a curved shape in this example. Such a shape can permit thenails 32 to contact a leading or trailing edge of thespring 84 and to longitudinally move past thespring 84 as thenails 32 of the collated strip ofnails 30 is fed through thenail guide 70. - The
spring 84, in this example, biases the second nail 92 (and, in turn, biases the collated strip of nails 30) into a seated position against thenail support ledge 74 and/or the opposingnail support ledge 76. Such bias limits axial movement of the collated strip ofnails 30 in thenail guide 70 and can repeatably position thefirst nail 72 in a driver-ready position in thedrive channel 58. In the example shown, thespring 84 exerts a biasing force in a direction substantially parallel to the drive direction of thefirst nail 72. Thespring 84 can be positioned adjacent to and outside thedrive channel 58 in contact with thesecond nail 92. In this position, thespring 84 can limit axial movement of the collated strip ofnails 30 without interfering with thedrive blade 60 and/or thedrive motor assembly 14. - In the example shown, the
spring 84 contacts thesecond nail 92 of the collated strip ofnails 30. In other examples, thespring 84 can contact one or more of thenails 32 of the collated strip ofnails 30 to bias the collated strip ofnails 30 into the seated position. In still other examples, thenosepiece assembly 16 can include a biasing member that contacts thecollation 34 of the collated strip ofnails 30 to bias the collated strip ofnails 30 in the seated position. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , thespring 84 is a formed length of spring steel. In other examples, thespring 84 can be formed of other elastically deformable materials such as plastics, natural or synthetic rubbers or the like. In addition, thespring 84 can have alternate shapes or profiles so as to bias the collated strip ofnails 30 into a seated position. - It will be appreciated that whilst various aspects and embodiments have heretofore been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto and instead extends to encompass all arrangements, and modifications and alterations thereto, which fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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- A powered nailer nosepiece assembly (16) comprising:an outer portion (50) defining an outer side of a drive channel (58), the drive channel operable to receive a first nail of a collated strip of nails (30) and guide the first nail (72) out of the powered nailer nosepiece assembly;a magazine-coupling portion (52) including a nail guide (70) defined by a first side (66) and a second side (68),characterised in that the first side and the second side positioned opposite to one another with a nail support ledge (74) projecting laterally inward from the first side to guide the collated strip of nails toward the drive channel; anda spring (84) projecting into the nail guide to bias at least one nail of the collated strip of nails against the nail support ledge.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one nail of the collated strip of nails is positioned outside the drive channel.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of claim 2 wherein the at least one nail of the collated strip of nails is a second nail of the collated strip.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of claim 1 or 2 wherein the nail support ledge projects laterally inward from the first side at an axial position adjacent to a head of the at least one nail of the collated strip of nails, optionally wherein the magazine-coupling portion includes an opposing nail support ledge that projects inward into the nail guide from the second side opposite to the nail support ledge.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the spring is positioned adjacent to, but outside of, the drive channel.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of any of claims 1 to 5 wherein the spring has a lateral width that is less than a diameter of a head of the at least one nail of the collated strip of nails.
- The powered nailer nosepiece assembly of any of claims 1 to 6 wherein the spring includes a nail-contacting foot that projects out of a spring cavity into the nail guide toward the nail support ledge, optionally wherein the nail-contacting foot has a curved shape with a contact surface that is smaller than a head of the at least one nail of the collated strip of nails.
- A cordless powered nailer comprising the nosepiece assembly of any preceding claim.
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